The Hindi textbook for Class 8 in NCERT for the year 2025-26 is a newly published book called "मल्हार" or Malhar. The new single-book study framework replaces NCERT's previous multi-book study framework to enable more profound study while adhering to the objectives and philosophy of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. It's understood that Malhar is more than just a textbook; it serves as a guide for more holistic language fluency, cultural consciousness, and critical thinking. The NCERT Textbook provides a substantial collection of prose and poetry: taped stories, poems, letters, and sections of biography to make Hindi study pleasurable and pertinent to students.
To make sure that you get an accurate and the newest edition of the NCERT Textbook for Class 8 Hindi "Malhar", you must get it from the official NCERT website. This will be the most trusted source for the 2025-26 edition of the textbook.
The new "Malhar" textbook contains a total of 10 chapters, each carefully selected to promote a deeper understanding of Hindi language and literature.
In order to be successful with "Malhar" students should use the following resources alongside the textbook:
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